Transforming food systems for better nutrition, health, and prosperity

Over the course of the past two years, and in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, the UN Secretary-General’s Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) has engaged world leaders and thousands of people from around the world in an ambitious effort to accelerate actions towards more sustainable, equitable, and healthier food systems and realising the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

The UNFSS and Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit (Dec 7-8, 2021) have been working collaboratively (see joint statement) to advance solutions across systems with a mutual recognition that malnutrition in all its forms is one of the biggest challenges we face to ensuring optimal health, resilience, and prosperity for all. To further highlight nutrition relevant moments, a "Nutrition for Growth Year of Action" was launched in December 2020.

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Date

Monday, 6 December 2021

09:00-10:30 CET

Location

Online Webinar

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Speaker

Lawrence Haddad
Executive Director, GAIN

Dr Lawrence Haddad is GAIN’s Executive Director since 2016. In such capacity, he was one of the movers and shakers behind the I-CAN initiative at COP27 in 2022; he chaired action Track 1 of the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit to ensure access to safe and nutritious food for all; and he is also the co-convener of the Standing Together for Nutrition in response to the COVID19 pandemic and the current food crisis.

Speaker

Tom Arnold
Ireland’s Special Envoy on Food Systems

Tom Arnold currently serves as Chair, EU Commission’s High Level Expert Group to assess the Need for an International Platform for Food Systems Science (IPFSS); the Irish Government’s Special Envoy for Food Systems; Member of the Champions Network for the UN Food Systems Summit (FSS); Member, Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition (GloPan); Member, Board of Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN); Member, Malabo Montpellier Panel; Member, Sight and Life Foundation.

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Ferew Lemma
Public Health Specialist and Nutritionist at Ministry of Health, Ethiopia

Dr Ferew is a Public Health Physician with a PhD in Public Health Nutrition from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Dr Ferew has worked in various capacities in higher education teaching/learning, health service delivery and management, as well as research. Since 2010, Dr Ferew has been serving as a Senior Nutrition Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Health, Ethiopia. Between 2014 and 2018 he also served as an Advisor to the First Lady of Ethiopia.

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Agnes Kalibata
UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for the Food System's Summit & President, AGRA (Growing Africa's Agriculture )

Dr Kalibata joined AGRA as its President in September 2014. She leads the organisation’s efforts with public and private partners to ensure a food secure and prosperous Africa through rapid, inclusive, sustainable agricultural growth, improving the productivity and livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers in Africa.